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Biden and Sanders, once rivals, are now partners in power
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Talkers both, Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders stayed for an hour in the Oval Office, just two former rivals for the White House now acting as potential partners, negotiating a compromise both […]
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MATTHEWS: Texas Lawmakers who cut and run to Washington, D.C. just embarrass themselves
It’s tough being the minority party in a state legislature, especially when you’ve occupied that position for a long time. Anyone who doubts it can ask North Carolina Republicans, who were in the minority for […]
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BARONE: Both parties fail to respond to signals in the political marketplace
I like to apply free-market analysis to American politics. Within established laws, politicians compete for votes and are rewarded for maximizing voters’ preferences. As in economics, there are sometimes market failures, but mostly the system […]
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MATTHEWS: Disgraced hot-shot lawyer Michael Avenatti the latest media darling to fall from grace
One by one, many of the media darlings from the Trump era have taken rather dramatic falls from grace. Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who in 2020 could do no wrong and was treated […]
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MATTHEWS: Democrats try revising history on ‘defund the police’ support, but it won’t work
Many a dumb political tactic has been tried by both major political parties over the years. But one that is quickly emerging as a top-10 contender for the most stupid is the attempt by Democrats […]
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Democrats push dental, vision and hearing benefits for Medicare
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Many working-age people assume that Medicare covers just about every kind of health care that an older person may need. It doesn’t. Some of the biggest gaps involve dental, vision and hearing […]
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Ranked choice voting gets big test in NYC
NEW YORK — Ranked choice voting makes its debut in New York City’s mayoral primary Tuesday in one of the most high-profile tests yet for a system gaining use in pockets across the U.S. The […]
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Democrats divided between former chief justice, state senator as best U.S. Senate choice
RALEIGH — The Democratic primary for North Carolina’s 2022 U.S. Senate race is shaping up as a battle with two camps: those who believe Cheri Beasley, the first black female Supreme Court justice, would be […]